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How Hours of Unedited ‘To Catch a Predator' Footage Shaped ‘Predators,' a Doc That Connects Chris Hansen to America's True Crime Addiction

"My life may be crappy, but at least I'm not on TV." That's one explanation for the mass appeal of "To Catch a Predator" put forth by a subject in "Predators," a new documentary about the mid-aughts ...

A new documentary raises questions about the true crime TV show 'To Catch A Predator'

A new documentary looks at the true crime TV program "To Catch A Predator" and its copycats. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with filmmaker David Osit about some of the uncomfortable questions "Predators" ...

'Predators' documentary looks at sensation, scandal of 'To Catch a Predator'

That was the formula for "To Catch a Predator," the popular television news program that ran on NBC from 2004-2007. The legacy of the show is examined in "Predators," a new documentary that arrives ...
The New Yorker

Why Did We Love “To Catch a Predator”?

A new documentary explores how the show turned troubled individuals’ actions into a quasi-pornographic exhibit meant for an ...

‘Predators’ examines the tactics of a reality TV phenomenon that may have gone too far

Dateline NBC's 'To Catch a Predator' and host Chris Hansen were cheered for taking down sexual abusers of children. But this ...
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“To Catch a Predator” participants reflect on subject's suicide during production: 'I've blocked that out'

Conradt died by suicide as investigators from the Dateline segment entered his home. Former detective Walt Weiss said that his participation in the Conradt sting is a "stain on my soul." Dan Schrack, ...

Documentary explores the rise and fall of the controversial series 'To Catch a Predator'

"To Catch a Predator" was a hit with viewers in the 2000s and something of a cultural phenomenon. Now it's the focus of a new ...
TheWrap

‘To Catch a Predator’ Casts a Long Shadow Through Our Culture and Politics

“Predators,” the new documentary about the TV news program “To Catch a Predator,” comes across as painfully, almost uncomfortably conflicted in the view of its subject. Yet those NBC specials that ...

Harford Sheriff’s Office teams with ‘To Catch a Predator’ star Chris Hansen

The Sheriff’s Office announced an operation with Hansen last week in a social media post. Hansen was “embedding with” the ...
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“To Catch a Predator” decoy wanted to warn would-be pedophiles about hidden cameras and police: 'Go home'

Casey Mauro acted as a decoy in numerous child molester stings on To Catch a Predator as a young adult in the 2000s. She says that she wanted to warn the show's unwitting subjects to "Go home" on ...
Iowa Public Radio

A new documentary raises questions about the true crime TV show 'To Catch A Predator'

Before we hear this next interview, a heads-up - it includes a discussion about child sex offenders and a mention of suicide. HANSEN: Would you have a seat over in that chair, please? RASCOE: That's ...
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'To Catch a Predator' Casts a Long Shadow Through Our Culture and Politics

"Predators," the new documentary about the TV news program "To Catch a Predator," comes across as painfully, almost uncomfortably conflicted in the view of its subject. Yet those NBC specials that ...